Hamish MacLean

A ban on using bike racks on buses has been called "absurd", even Kafka-esque, but it could soon come to an end, officials say.

When it rains, anxiety can ripple through South Dunedin schools as pupils already hit hard by flooding start to worry, principals say.

Otago's air plan and air quality strategy will be consulted on later this year after a narrow vote.

One of the city’s major townhouse developers says the company will not build in flood-prone South Dunedin.

More than $18 million has been set aside to keep the Green Island landfill running smoothly before and after the city’s next tip starts to accept waste, the council says.

Dunedin mayoral candidate Andrew Simms has revealed a seven-member "Future Dunedin" team in his bid to shake-up city politics.

A philanthropist developer says he now has the land and property to build about 200 homes for first-home buyers in Dunedin.

The Otago Regional Council needs to get the message to the government that spending money now on wilding pines will save money later, its chairwoman says.

The impact of heavy rain on the region will be better understood as a raft of improvements to Otago’s flood warning system continues, a report to regional councillors says.

Otago could face a $44million shortfall in its fight against wilding pines, a report from the Otago Regional Council says.

The budget to clean up toxic waste in South Dunedin has been halved and the project pushed back a decade, the Dunedin City Council has confirmed.